Nigeria Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Nigeria unemployment rate for 2022 was 3.83%, a 1.43% decline from 2021.
Nigeria unemployment rate for 2021 was 5.26%, a 0.37% decline from 2020.
Nigeria unemployment rate for 2020 was 5.63%, a 0.43% increase from 2019.
Nigeria unemployment rate for 2019 was 5.21%, a 0.09% increase from 2018.

Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:

Nigeria Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year	Unemployment Rate (%)	Annual Change
2022	3.83%	-1.43%
2021	5.26%	-0.37%
2020	5.63%	0.43%
2019	5.21%	0.09%
2018	5.12%	0.23%
2017	4.89%	0.37%
2016	4.52%	0.41%
2015	4.11%	0.23%
2014	3.88%	0.17%
2013	3.71%	-0.06%
2012	3.77%	0.00%
2011	3.77%	0.04%
2010	3.73%	-0.02%
2009	3.76%	-0.04%
2008	3.79%	0.00%
2007	3.79%	0.07%
2006	3.73%	0.03%
2005	3.69%	0.19%
2004	3.51%	-0.06%
2003	3.57%	-0.04%
2002	3.61%	-0.31%
2001	3.92%	-0.07%
2000	3.99%	-0.05%
1999	4.04%	0.09%
1998	3.95%	-0.06%
1997	4.01%	-0.11%
1996	4.12%	-0.16%
1995	4.28%	0.12%
1994	4.15%	0.06%
1993	4.10%	0.32%
1992	3.77%	-0.06%
1991	3.83%	3.83%
1990	0.00%	0.00%
1989	0.00%	0.00%
1988	0.00%	0.00%
1987	0.00%	0.00%
1986	0.00%	0.00%
1985	0.00%	0.00%
1984	0.00%	0.00%
1983	0.00%	0.00%
1982	0.00%	0.00%
1981	0.00%	0.00%
1980	0.00%	0.00%
1979	0.00%	0.00%
1978	0.00%	0.00%
1977	0.00%	0.00%
1976	0.00%	0.00%
1975	0.00%	0.00%
1974	0.00%	0.00%
1973	0.00%	0.00%
1972	0.00%	0.00%
1971	0.00%	0.00%
1970	0.00%	0.00%
1969	0.00%	0.00%
1968	0.00%	0.00%
1967	0.00%	0.00%
1966	0.00%	0.00%
1965	0.00%	0.00%
1964	0.00%	0.00%
1963	0.00%	0.00%
1962	0.00%	0.00%
1961	0.00%	0.00%
1960	0.00%	0.00%